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FEMA cuts anti-terrorism funding; AGs sue to block move

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The Trump administration is slashing anti-terrorism funding for Massachusetts and other Democratic-led states that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration crackdowns, drawing a new legal challenge.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced its annual grant allocations through the Homeland Security Grant Program, which was approved by Congress in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The funding supports intelligence operations, large-event security, planning, equipment purchases and police training.

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October 4, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump’s cuts in FEMA funding

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BOSTON — The Trump administration can’t block federal disaster relief funding for Massachusetts and other states for refusing to cooperate with immigration crackdowns, a federal judge has ruled.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith in Rhode Island sided with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and 22 other Democrats who sued to block a Homeland Security policy tying Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster funding to a state’s willingness to cooperate with immigration enforcement.

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September 29, 2025
Healey to Trump: Hands off South Station

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BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is pushing back on suggestions from the Trump administration that it might take over Boston’s South Street station from the state’s public transit agency.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Transportation Steven Bradbury floated the idea during an event at the station Wednesday as Amtrak was unveiling its new, faster Acela trains.

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September 1, 2025